Mammalian Cell Bank Scientist

Are you ready to take on challenges in GMP and Mammalian Cell production? Do you seek opportunities to build expertise and elevate your professional impact across diverse tasks?

If so, consider joining a dynamic Cell Bank team in API Development in Hillerød, where you will work hands-on in the GMP laboratory producing Mammalian Cell Banks.

Apply today and join us for a life-changing career!

The position
As a Scientist in the Mammalian Cell Bank, you will take ownership of diverse tasks related to the production and lifecycle management of our cell banks. You will gradually be introduced to different tasks and processes building on complexity as you gain experience in the team.

In this position you will work 50% hands-on in the laboratory with producing Cell banks under GMP requirements and 50% with a broad spectrum of tasks within the cell banking process in collaboration with other scientists and laboratory technicians in the team.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Playing an active role in preparing for GMP production, storage, and shipping of cell banks, as well as maintaining cell banks according to GMP.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement and compliance. 
• Ensuring documentation aligns with internal and external quality requirements for the production, storage, and characterization of cell banks.
• Handling change requests and deviations, employing systematic problem-solving methods.
• Participating in audits, inspections, and addressing inquiries from Health Authorities and registrations for different markets.
• Independently planning, executing, and reporting assignments, collaborating effectively with team colleagues.
• Adhering to LEAN and GMP principles in daily work.

Qualifications
You are an ideal candidate if you: 

• Hold a master’s degree preferably complemented by some experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Have GMP knowledge.
• Possess expertise of cellular biology and culturing of mammalian cells.
• Exhibit a strong quality mindset and thrive in a multi-tasking environment.
• Demonstrate an analytical mindset and effective problem-solving skills.
• Are capable of driving projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Are proficient in writing high-quality documents and comfortable with presenting our work to national and international inspectors.
• Enjoy working in a diverse environment with frequent ad hoc assignments.

On a personal level, you are a strong team player with exceptional communication skills, excelling in cross-functional collaboration across all organizational levels. Enthusiastic, committed, and self-motivated, you embrace new challenges with a can-do attitude and a drive to succeed.

About the department
CMC (Chemistry Manufacturing and Controls) Development makes a real difference for patients with chronic diseases across the world. We develop, manufacture, and distribute drug candidates for non-clinical and clinical trials. We are around 50 people organized in four teams within the department. We produce cell banks to clinical trials and marked product and develop bioanalyses for analysis of cell banks, in-process samples, drug substance, and drug product samples for the entire Novo Nordisk project portfolio from early research to clinical trials all over the world. 

About Novo Nordisk
We know that life is anything but linear and balancing what is important at different stages of our career is never easy. That’s why we make room for diverse life situations, always putting people first. We value our employees for the unique skills they bring to the table, and we work continuously to bring out the best in them. Working at Novo Nordisk is working toward something bigger than ourselves, and it’s a collective effort. Novo Nordisk relies on the joint potential and collaboration of its more than 64.000 employees. Together, we go further. Together, we’re life changing.

Contact 
If you have any questions feel free to contact Manager Susan Aagaard at +45 3075 2712.

Deadline
9 December 2024

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume / CV. 

We look forward to reading your application, and we will review applications received on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply as soon as possible.
 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.